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Murray board sends draft subdivision and sign ordinances to planning board, cites eCode rollout
Summary
The board asked the code enforcement officer to forward draft subdivision and sign ordinances to the planning board and discussed gaps in local regulations; the town is populating an online code platform purchased with ARPA funds for public access.
The Town of Murray board voted to request that the code enforcement officer forward draft subdivision and sign ordinance language to the planning board for review.
The motion to request forwarding was moved by Christopher and seconded by Burt and carried on a voice vote. A board participant (Speaker 2) noted the town lacks a subdivision law and raised additional gaps in the code, including regulations for swimming pools and farm animals, and asked what review process the board wanted to follow.
The Chair said Diane has been entering town codes into eCode 360, a digital code-hosting platform the town purchased with ARPA funds, and proposed scheduling a planning-board meeting—possibly next month—to begin detailed review. The Chair emphasized the need to "hammer some of this stuff out" and recommended more frequent planning-board work sessions to refine zoning and sign rules.
Public comment included calls to simplify the town's sign regulations and a statement that a CBA representative would seek to rescind a recent sign decision at a scheduled hearing on the 26th. The board did not vote on any specific ordinance text at this meeting; the action was to forward drafts for planning-board consideration.
Why this matters: Updating subdivision and sign rules affects land use, building permits, and eligibility for some grants; hosting codes online via eCode 360 increases public access to the town’s regulations.
Next steps: The planning board will receive the drafts for review and the town will schedule meetings to discuss code updates; the transcript indicates staff and planning-board scheduling will follow.
